The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-11


- ~ Senate o 10 ~ ~ Ednunds 20
internal revenue taxes, NR Mohone prVscntcd
petition iron vsrgtnsa i0r rcpeA Of ne
tobacco ~. TIE RaAlroad Attorney hin vas
considered The uoeioa Tor reconsideration
Of Ne Dcpcndsas Parents Pension bill
wAs uiohdrAun n The Hose the wash
ing,on cAb1o Railway bill was passed A
resolution e ~ San Francisco Chamber
= conneses yos pessenssd seclar'ns ssAln.s
ference rspure q Ae Militia IN vas agreed a.
Consideration % no Plcuro-P neumonia bill -
cuplcd ehc remainder Of ~ session
n - sens>s q ~ ~ The Yellovstone
Park bin vas taken ~ and discussed The
Raklx0a1 Ateoeney bill vns postponed until he
S1sk xhe Yollowstono Park bill wss then
taken ~ again and afoer being amended vae
passs1- Consideration Of The Pacinc Railroad
...-.I y he House IL I'll was passed sppro-
priatins o10.ooo for ssed for the droaght-strick-
q coanties n TEXAS Several resolutions %
minor Importance were offered The Post
once Appropriation bill was cousidered IN
COMMITTEES Of the whole. reported . the House
end passed the District Of Columbia Appro-
priaSion bill vas passed
n the Senate. on the sist Mr.. Hcar present
"a resolutions OF the Massachusetts, Legisiar
turc concerning the treatment Of American
nshing vessels in Canadian waters The Sen
ate then proceeded 70 the consideration OF the
sundry civil Appropriations bill and debate
cnsued- The Railroad Attorneys bill uas laid
| before the Senate - the unfinished business
| bus II was informally laid aside and the Sundry
| civil bill va proceeded with, and Mr.
Allison spoke on T. After FUR
| thur discussion the reading II the
bill vas resumed In the course ofo discus
| sion on point Of order. Mr. Edmunds express
"a (pArenthctically, the wish that the Senate
would provide for : hundred new cruisers -
| In the House Mr.. Lawler mll presented ;
resolution. which was referred thai the Presi-
| dent Be requested. Is commandments chief Of
| the army and navy. 70 inform the House Of
Representatives. at an early day. what steps 4
any. are necessary. IN his judgment 20 provide
for the present emergency caused By the nsh-
cries dispute. The House. In committee Of the
| whole, considered the Agricultural Appropriar
| ton biz and the bill 10 consolidate certain
| bureaus Of the Navy Department
| rvrhe senate on the lss . message Vas -
ceived from the President vetoing the bill
granting pension 20 Mrs Margaret Dunlap o.
| Missouri A petition Of citizens Of Kansas was
| presented asking for improved railroad mall
| service. Several bills were reported from COM
| mftteca The credentials Of Senator Paddock.
| Of Nebraska. were placed on nie- The sundry
| CixiI Appropriations bill was considered and
| several amendments were adopted In the
| House bills were reported for the construction
1 OF , bridge across the Missouri river 81 Kansas
/ city ana across the Mississippi - Nemphis-
| An adverse report Vas made BY the COMMITTEES
| on invalid pensions on the bill granting PEN
/ sions 70 the widows Of General Logan and
| General Blair The bin passed providing TOT
| an additional justice Of the Supreme Court OF
i the District Of Columbia The bill for the re-
| organization OF the army was called up. but
4 consideration refused and by nlinustering